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- Born: 1979
- Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
- Moved to London, England when he was 20 years oldBiography.com James McAvoy
- Debut: The Near Room (1995)
- 2000: Graduated from Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama BBC Drama Faces: James McAvoy
- Wife: Anne-Marie Duff
- 2004: Met his wife while they were co-stars in the British television program Shameless WashingtonPost.com Fear of Fame (December 4, 2007)
- Former roommate of actor Jesse Spencer (House) WashingtonPost.com Fear of Fame (December 4, 2007)
- 2006: Won the the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Orange Rising Star AwardBiography.com James McAvoy
- 2007: Nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for The Last King of ScotlandBiogra... James McAvoy
- 2008: Golden Globe Nominee for his role in Atonement
- 2008: Named one of Entertainment Weekly's "30 Under 30"Entertainment Weekly: 30 Under 30: The Actors (February 28, 2008)
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Starring in the 2008 action blockbuster, Wanted, alongside Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, the Scottish actor James McAvoy has come a long way since his working-class childhood in the outskirts of Glasglow. WashingtonPost.com Fear of Fame (December 4, 2007) A 2008 Golden Globe nominee for Atonement, McAvoy also played Mr. Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Dr. Nicholas Garrigan, opposite Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker, in The Last King of Scotland.
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Early Life
McAvoy's parents divorced by the time he was seven years old. Abandoned by his father, McAvoy lived with his mother and her parents in the Drumchapel housing projects near Glasgow, Scotland. Raised by strict grandparents in an unsafe neighborhood, McAvoy was not allowed to be outside at night until he was 15 years old. WashingtonPost.com Fear of Fame (December 4, 2007)Notable Roles
- 2001: Pvt. James Miller in Band of Brothers
- 2003: Simon Balcairn in Bright Young Things
- 2004: Carl Colt in Wimbledon
- 2005: Mr. Tumnus, the Faun in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- 2006: Dr. Nicholas Garrigan in The Last King of Scotland
- 2007: Tom Lefroy in Becoming Jane
- 2007: Robbie Turner in Atonement
- 2008: Wesley Gibson in Wanted
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Does anyone know any James McAvoy movies? I know there's Atonement, but I have a dislike for Keira Knightley... 2 AnswersHere are all of James McAvoy's films since 2005: 2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2006 The Last King of Scotland 2006 Pene... read more
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Watching narnia at nenek's house. James Mcavoy makes a cute furry creature. Skandar keynes is just irritating here.
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OMG! James Mcavoy!!!!!! :) :) :)
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james mcavoy. keanu reeves. travis maccoy. kim bum. yamashita tomohisa (yamapi). such lovely guys. rise my hands up! (Y)
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@ikathyyy omg! i love that movie soooooo much! christina ricci is so pretty and james mcavoy is gooooorgeous!
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